The doctors' body had proposed to hold the round-the-clock sit-in at Dorina Crossing, a busy intersection in the heart of the city

The Behala Art Fest perhaps the only event in Kolkata named after a neighbourhood aims to make art accessible to ordinary citizens

West Bengal Chief Minister says she participates in Christmas festivities every year and the festival to her means several things including, peace, love, joy, affection and unity

Justice Tirthankar Ghosh asked their lawyer to add the CBI, which is probing the case, as a party in the petition and mention the matter again before the court on December 23

The 50 acre campus will have an employment potential of 4,000 IT professionals

The group had availed credit facility from 11 Public Sector Banks and five financial Institutions having total default of 6210 Crore as the company turned into NPA on 30.9.2016

Rabindra Ghosh recently arrived in Barrackpore town for medical treatment; he said he would represent Chinmoy Krishna Das when the latters case came up for hearing before a court in Chattogram on January 2

A nine member Bangladeshi delegation participated in Vijay Diwas celebrations at Fort William, the headquarters of Eastern Command. War veterans from both sides of the border recounted the events leading to the liberation of Bangladesh in 1971

Of the 108 seats in the Contai Cooperative Bank, the ruling party won 101 seats. BJP supporters won six seats, and one seat was won by an independent candidate

With two instances of false ceilings collapsing at the site, the ASI said that conservation work at the building was under consideration

The BJP leadership has reacted sharply to the remarks and accused the Kolkata Mayor of inciting communal hatred and pushing a dangerous agenda

As attacks on minorities continue in Bangladesh, the movement of people and goods into West Bengal has been impacted. Strained bilateral ties and protests by religious organisations, monks, and Hindutva groups are affecting the tourism and medical tourism industries and cultural sector in the State. Shrabana Chatterjee and Shiv Sahay Singh report on how the ripples of the crisis are spreading to bordering West Bengal

BJP leader Bijoy Krishna Bhuiyans body was recovered near Moyna in West Bengals Purba Medinipur district hours after he was abducted by a mob

The free-for-all library at his residence has helped many scholars and students through the years

This development unfolds amidst ongoing sociopolitical turmoil in Bangladesh and West Bengal following reports of atrocities against religious minorities in the neighbouring country

After the West Bengal Chief Minister, in a TV interview last week, had expressed her willingness to lead the Opposition alliance, prominent leaders of the bloc such as RJDs Lalu Prasad Yadav and NCP(SP)s Sharad Pawar backed her for the role.

Recently, the Governor visited the West Bengal Assembly and administered oath to six TMC MLAs, following which the CM met the Governor at the Raj Bhavan

The Air Traffic Control (ATC) declares LVP when visibility falls below 800 metres, and Follow-Me vehicles guide aircraft to their stands when visibility is extremely poor

Centenary tribute film screenings and exhibitions have been dedicated to prominent film personalities like Marlon Brando, Marcello Mastroianni, Sergei Parajanov, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Arundhati Devi, Mohammed Rafi, Talat Mahmood and others

Biplab Roy,Additional Sessions Judge,3rd Court, Jalpaiguri in his order said the actsand deeds of the convict fall in the rarest of rare case

The West Bengal government came up with an SOP on abandoned gardens in November this year where certain conditions including clearance of dues for workers has been fixed for companies before taking over the operations at abandoned gardens.

The surveillance system with new-age cameras having advanced capabilities willenable the control room to identify potential risks proactively, and intervene swiftly in case of emergencies and avoid tragic incidents like the one in Bihar November in which a worker was crushed to death as he was caught between a train engine and a coach.

A worker was killed in Nandigram of Purba Medinipur district after clashes erupted during cooperative elections. In Kulpi of South 24 Parganas district, a panchayat ward member was murdered due to alleged local disputes.

All the problems we get from Hindutva and the intercultural and the inter-religious relations can be improved if we reinforce basic individual rights that are at the core of Western political theory, Maffettone said

The Trinamool Congress supremo said she could manage the dual responsibilities of running the Opposition front while continuing her role as West Bengal CM

India will benefit if bilateral trade suspended, says BJP LoP; BJP MP asks Nobel Committee to reassess legacy of Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, who heads Bangladeshs interim government

The medical fraternity said it does not support the one hospital in Kolkata that had issued a statement barring Bangladeshi patients; the States Indian Medical Association branch has strongly said that turning away a patient based on nationality amounts to a violation of medical ethics

Rising maintenance costs and stringent pollution regulations are the main factors driving the decision to retire these vehicles

Political observers feel that after the drubbing in the Lok Sabha polls and Assembly bypolls the BJP leadership in West Bengal sees developments in Bangladesh as an opportunity.

Six films, made in various Indian languages like Malayalam, Hindi, Odia, and Manipuri, between 1969 and 1990, will be screened at KIFF

A city that was witnessing a series of protests over the rape and murder of a doctor at the R.G. Kar Hospital has at the moment abated to a joyous mood

ISKCON Kolkata urges Bangladesh monks, devotees to practice faith discreetly

According to officials, February 21, 2025, has been set as the deadline for the implementation of this mandate

The 53rd ITC Sangeet Sammelan, a three-day event, was a melodious tribute to a variety of forms in Hindustani classical music

Political observers point out that ripples of the developments in Bangladesh are being felt in West Bengal, which shares a 2216 km border with the neighbouring country. The developments around the proposed Waqf Bill has also resulted in political muscle flexing and polarisation.

West Bengal Medical Council opposes hospitals move; Four more Bangladeshis arrested with fake documents in Nadia; CM Mamata refuses to comment on escalating India-Bangladesh relations

Over 14 films featured at the event, where filmmakers shared their personal journeys through their films on queer lives and spaces

The development comes days after the Dhaka Metropolitan Police on November 25 arrestedChinmoy Krishna Das, a Vaishnavite leader and one-time member of ISKCON in Bangladesh

Screenings during the 30th edition of the Kolkata International Film Festival will take place in 20 venues in different parts of the city between December 5 and 11.

The crowd which usually head to the Darjeeling hills and the beaches, is now exploring the very essence of Bengal: its history and its architecture and its forests and its rivers.

Clashes erupted between the police and the Hindu groups who wanted to submit grievances to the Bangladesh High Commission

It alleges that Hindutva forces in India are indulging in propaganda in connection with the situation in Bangladesh

ED officials accused the Prayag Group promoters of being involved in duping investors of nearly 2,000 crore by luring them with investment opportunities and falsely promising handsome returns

Supreme Court questions ED on low conviction rate in money laundering cases, raises concerns over prolonged detention of Partha Chatterjee

The accused is allegedly involved in multiple murders and crimes against women, especially in moving trains

Party inducts five new members into its working committee,sets up three levels of disciplinary committees, and adds general secretary Abhishek Banerjee to its panel of national spokespersons

The TMC leader from Behala, Santu Ganguly, was held after marathon questioning by officers of the central probe agency at its city office here in connection with irregularities in recruitment in state-run primary schools

These developments assume significance considering the close cultural ties between West Bengal and Bangladesh